In a lot of towns you get shops and others who will no longer show traditional Christian themes such as baby Jesuses, angels, shepherds etc.. instead you get snowmen and snowflakes and things like that which have significance for any christians, you rarely see Christian imagery on anything anymore and the excuse is usually given that it could be offensive to Muslims.
I'd like to ask any Muslims here how they feel about this? do any of them really feel offended by Christian imagery? and if so why?
I actually kind of think it is the Politically Correct mob who are behind this and want to drive a wedge between all faiths. ??
2006-09-30 01:46:30 · 33 answers · asked by andylefty 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Edit: i meant to write... snowmen, etc which have NO significance for Christians.
2006-09-30 01:52:29 · update #1
Anything they didn't think of offends them.
2006-09-30 01:49:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 5⤋
I wouldn't expect that Christmas offends Muslims, and I don't think the real reason that we rarely see Christian symbols and imagery in shops is because Christmas has become so commercialised and many people just seem to celebrate it for the presents and the food, rather than for the real reason that we celebrate Christmas - the birth of Christ. I don't think the commericalism and the loss of the true meaning of Christmas has anything to do with Islam and preventing offending those that follow Islam, that is merely an excuse for people that celebrate the commerical aspect of Christmas!
2006-09-30 02:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
For as far back as I care to remember, friends of all religious persuasions and none have kindly sent me Christmas cards. Hardly an expression of disapproval on their part! I think it is absurd to ban Christmas cribs in shop windows. If these politically correct people bothered to enquire, they would find that Moslems believe in Jesus (albeit as a prophet) and also the virgin birth. Jews accept that He was a righteous Jew, while unwilling to accept that He is the Messiah. So why on earth should they take offence, for a start? I know that Hindu and Sikh friends look forward eagerly to Christmas as a time for enjoying themselves, although they do not share in the religious celebrations. I therefore don't know what the Politically Correct mob are playing at. I think that people of other faiths would generally accept that where people are free to express their joy in their indigenous culture and worship according to their beliefs without outside interference, this makes for a stable society. Why, therefore, this attack on Christianity in a country with an established Church?
2006-09-30 03:01:34 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You're probably right,I have a lot of friends that follow Islam.They all tell me that it's OK for people to have their own beliefs, so who are these people that complain?. One can only assume it's someone who just likes to cause debate.
It's like the Blackboard thing,it's now a Chalkboard.There will always be those who want to upset the apple-cart,there is no excuse for ignorance in today's society.
2006-10-02 06:19:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sincerely hope that's not the reason. Christmas is a Christian holiday. They should be able to celebrate it with whatever symbol they please whether it's the cross or baby Jesus, no matter who is "offended" because it's their right to celebrate their religious beliefs. It's also protected by the First Amendment.
People who have other religious beliefs can celebrate THEIR holidays in the ways they want to and no one should be offended at that either.
This being "offended" nonsense is getting out of hand. I'm not offended about anyone's religious beliefs as long as they don't start killing people.
If people are "offended" by someone else's beliefs then they are being intolerant.
Atheists are extremely intolerant of anyone having a faith. They constantly bash anyone who believes in a god. I guess they think it's their god-given right to bash.
2006-09-30 02:20:33 · answer #5 · answered by sister_godzilla 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
All I can say is if we went to live in Pakistan or somewhere, would their government stop putting up decorations for their holy festivals? I dont think so. I suspect that christmas is so commercialised now, and half of young kids dont know it has anything to do with Jesus, and I think that many ppl in this country now forget the actual reason for christmas, they just like to put up cute snowmen and such.
2006-09-30 01:52:00 · answer #6 · answered by Kelly D 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It probably does offend the mohommedans - but they won't say so until they can enforce their own superstitions by force.
Those who insist that they always tolerated other monotheistic religions fail to point out that non mohommedans had to pay massive taxes for the privelege or worshipping their own god and they were always regasrded as second-class citizens. In areas where the Almohades were in power, conversion was enforced at swordpoint and the converts were watched for the rest of their lives. If they were ever caught practising their old religion, they were immediately killed. In addition, in a court situation, the non muslim was ALWAYS guilty if he had been charged by a mohommedan.
The difficulty is that they now try to supress that historical information as it shows the religion up for what it really is. If it's a cruel, barbaric religion, they should have the guts to admit it and face the consequences - but they don't. They just waot until they have the numerical superiority and then demand lunacies like sharia law.
We should continue with our own festivals in true British style. They can have their own festivals in the privacy of their own homes but that should not legally extend to the annual slaughter of a goat by slitting its throat, screaming about allah while the goat dies in agony.
2006-10-01 01:27:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
In Islam He (Jesus) is a prophet. He is a very special prophet because he foretold the coming of the Prophet (Mohammed).
I am not a Muslim - indeed I am by choice a practising Christian -but have grown up with close Muslim friends and we have always exchanged cards and gifts. Likewise I have often shared the Eid meal at the end of Rammadam.
See the link below for more on the Muslim view of Christmas.
2006-09-30 09:59:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No in this day and age you will find a lot of muslim children in Britian have been brought up with christmas and do infact join in and celebrate,maybe not as much as us,but celebrate none the less.Maybe the west is slowly rubbing off on them..
2006-09-30 01:52:22 · answer #9 · answered by martinsbits2000 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not in the slightest bit. If you want to celebrate Christmas, go for it. Even when I was a little'n I played a shepherd in our school nativity play and my parents didn't mind!
In Manchester city centre, Saint Anne's Square, there is always a little nativity scene by the way and were really multicultural over here, and your right its the politically correctness madness stuff.
2006-09-30 01:51:53 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Slug 4 · 7⤊ 1⤋
No, it Islam, the religion teach us to respect each other no matter what religion you are. Under the Islamic political principles, although a country is an Islamic country, which means the highest population is Muslim, but other minorities can practice their own religion and beliefs independently.
It lies in the history, during Muhammad rule the 1st Islamic country, which is Medine al Munawwarah, Muslims, Jews, Christians and others live happily together as a Medine citizen. The can built their own churces and synagogues as long as they pay the tax.
Other modern examples are Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina. You could find a road with church, mosque and synagogue, especially in Sarajevo. Or you can see my country, Malaysia, we are a multiracial country and we lived happily together as a citizen of Malaysia.
2006-09-30 02:15:06 · answer #11 · answered by yusdz 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋